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Thanks for posting this!

Thanks Glen, I enjoyed the laughter, needed it today. It’s so hard to fix stupid!🫣!

Mine came last week and it is in the bathroom for Dailey scanning!

That was just dumb. Consider that a warning to use common sense from now on. Nothing worth risking your life.

In South Florida if iwater temps are in the 40’s stay home. You will find millions of dead fish everywhere including bass, exotics, redfish, snook, tarpon, even manatees! The only happy campers are the gators, birds, and gars! This happened about ten years ago in south Florida and the Keys!

It is structure with a timely flow of water, so you know predators are hanging out just looking for an easy meal. Sounds like culvert pipes after a heavy rain. One of my favorite go to spots for bass and peacock! I have caught bass in a lock at Lake Okeechobee while waiting for the water to lower and the gate to open.

True Florida Strain Bass are effected by cold fronts much more than their northern cousins. A cold front with water temps dropping into the mid 60’s will put them into lock jaw for several days until the temps start to rise. Forget early morning fishing and concentrate on fishing areas with direct Sun. Usually drop offs close to heavy vegetation. They will be deep at the base of the drop off, or sitting under thick cover with direct Sun on the cover. Kind of a blanket of warmth above them. They will not be out chasing stuff, so slow down and then slow down more. If it’s right in front of their face they might bite it. Flipping time, patience is a must. Also drag a worm along the base of the drop off with long pauses, and subtle shakes. You will get some warmer water deep from seepage from the aquifer. This water is always 72* from deep underground Summer or winter. Find a deep water spring and you might find a gold mine of fish.

When the water temps drop below 60* our Florida Strain Bass get lock jaw! When this happens it’s best if you know where the deep water springs are in your lakes. They pump water from the aquifer at a constant temp of 72* all year long. Also good in the summer when water temps get above 90*. These always have bass hanging around the openings during the extremes.

I moved here 48 years ago so I would never have problems with months of no fishing. We are just getting into some of the best fishing of the year.

I have fished for over 50 years now and have found out that for the first 20 years I fished much too fast. Since retiring I fish 5 or 6 days a week depending on weather conditions. Some days from the boat, most days from the bank on one of the six lakes within a mile of my home. My personal strength in the game is patience, love for the sport, and confidence in what I’m doing. Fishing is my relaxation, and tranquility. If the equipment is working properly, my casting techniques are on point, and the weather is not brutal, I am a happy camper regardless of how many fish I catch. Knowledge and confidence are the key, and they come with experience and time spent on the water.

Thanks again Glen! Love your videos.

I now have 5 grandchildren under 7 years old, and I took my own children fishing at a very young age many years ago. I learned some valuable lessons early in this process. With very young kids don't plan on fishing yourself. You are now the master baiter for that entire trip, the cast guru for all participants, possible hook removal medical team, the food distributor, and also the rod and reel recovery team. A little rod floater attached is a great idea. Warn them all that the floating logs with legs are not friendly creatures and should never be fed. Then keep all trips short, with lots of different snacks and drinks. Snack time is break time, because grandpa is not very good a multi tasking. A mason jar becomes an emergency pee jar, and once one starts it becomes contagious. Cheerios and Rice Krispies are also great chumming tools. Two hours is max time for little ones, and believe me you will feel like you just went 10 rounds with Muhammed Ali! Once they reach about ten they can hang, cast all day, and fish with Dad or Grandpa as long as they want. Always a fun time!

Either, or, I'm just happy to feel a tug on my line!

Advantages- knowing my waters, and having confidence in my tactics. Living in the subtropics, and being able to fish all year long, and having 50 years of experience under all types of conditions. Having at least 20 different bodies of water to choose from including the vast Everglades within 20 minutes from my home. Disadvantages- Very sensitive bass population to changes in the environment. Florida strain bass will click on and off from fronts, changes in current, and sudden drops in temperature, much more than their north cousins. A sudden cold spell can give them lock jaw for days, and this drives even the best pros crazy, if their not used to Florida waters. Some simple solutions to the problem. Once picking an area I have confidence in from past trips, I will go into stealth mode. Off the trolling motor as much as possible, turn off the electronics totally. If windy, I will let the wind blow me through a honey hole and slow down by putting out a wind sea funnel, or if in a smaller canoe dragging a 5 pound weight. This will allow a time to work the bait on each pass through the area. I Usually look for dense vegetation close to a significant drop-offs. Lots of our drop-offs are 10 to 20 feet deep. I will starts working HB frogs through the outer edges of the weeds, and then switch to slow moving plastics sinking slowly at the drop-offs. When working the deep edges, I work super slow with various plastics, with long pause between gentle shakes. Trick worms, wacky, has saved many a slow day, after a front. The trick worm's tail will float up while sitting still on the bottom. Many of the bigger bass have moved from the shallow flats to the deeper warmer waters during a sudden temperature drop. The aquifer seaps 72* water along the deep bottom all year long. I will let a worm fall all the way to the bottom of the drop-off and sit among the rocks at the bottom. They are not out chasing baits after the front but will hit something dropping into their personal space. Have fun and tight lines!

With all do respect to your vast accomplishments over the years on unique fishing waters, with unusual state assets. I don't fish for any reasons other than the fun of the sport, on my local waters. I usually take others out with me and never actively compete. I always try to share and put them on fish. It's all about relaxation, fun and sharing! Everyone fishes for a reason, that's why we have so many doing it, so many ways, in all kinds of weather, all over this country.